Sunan Abu Dawud Hot Baths (Kitab Al-Hammam)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4010

Chapter: Entering bathhouses

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4010

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، - جَمِيعًا - عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، - قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى - عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ، قَالَ دَخَلَ نِسْوَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ - رضى الله عنها - فَقَالَتْ مِمَّنْ أَنْتُنَّ قُلْنَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ لَعَلَّكُنَّ مِنَ الْكُورَةِ الَّتِي تَدْخُلُ نِسَاؤُهَا الْحَمَّامَاتِ قُلْنَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ أَمَا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏

مَا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ تَخْلَعُ ثِيَابَهَا فِي غَيْرِ بَيْتِهَا إِلاَّ هَتَكَتْ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى ‏"

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:

AbulMalih said: Some women of Syria came to Aisha. She asked them: From whom are you? They replied: From the people of Syria. She said: Perhaps you belong to the place where women enter hot baths (for washing ). The said: Yes. She said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If a woman puts off her clothes in a place other than her house, she tears the veil between her and Allah, the Exalted.

Abu Dawud said: This is the tradition narrated by Jarir, and it is more perfect. Jarir did not mention Abu al-Malih. He said (on the authority of 'A'ishah) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4010), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2803), Ibn Majah (No. 3750), Ahmad (No. 23010, 24238, 24446, 25100) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2537).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( نِسْوَة ) : بِكَسْرِ النُّون اِسْم جَمْع لِلنِّسَاءِ ( مِنْ أَهْل الشَّام ) : وَفِي رِوَايَة اِبْن مَاجَهْ مِنْ أَهْل حِمْص وَهُوَ بَلْدَة مِنْ الشَّام ( مِنْ الْكُورَة ) : بِضَمِّ الْكَاف أَيْ الْبَلْدَة أَوْ النَّاحِيَة ( تَخْلَع ) : بِفَتْحِ اللَّام أَيْ تَنْزِع ( ثِيَابهَا ) : أَيْ السَّاتِرَة لَهَا ( فِي غَيْر بَيْتهَا ) : أَيْ وَلَوْ فِي بَيْت أَبِيهَا وَأُمّهَا قَالَهُ الْقَارِي. وَفِي رِوَايَة التِّرْمِذِيّ وَابْن مَاجَهْ فِي غَيْر بَيْت زَوْجهَا ( إِلَّا هَتَكَتْ ) : السِّتْر وَحِجَاب الْحَيَاء وَجِلْبَاب الْأَدَب وَمَعْنَى الْهَتْك خَرْق السِّتْر عَمَّا وَرَاءَهُ ( مَا بَيْنهَا وَبَيْن اللَّه ) : تَعَالَى لِأَنَّهَا مَأْمُورَة بِالتَّسَتُّرِ وَالتَّحَفُّظ مِنْ أَنْ يَرَاهَا أَجْن…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 4010
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 4010
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan	The chain only	No. 4010
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4010

Other versions

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2803

that some women from the inhabitants of Hims, or from the inhabitants of Ash-Sham entered upon 'Aishah, so she said: "Are you those whose women enter the Hammamat? I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'No woman removes her garments in other than the house of her husband except that she has…

"‏ مَا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ تَضَعُ ثِيَابَهَا فِي غَيْرِ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا إِلاَّ هَتَكَتِ السِّتْرَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ رَبِّهَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3750

"Perhaps you are among those (women) who enter bathhouses? I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: 'Any woman who takes off her clothes anywhere but in her husband's house, has torn the screen between her and Allah.'"

"‏ أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ وَضَعَتْ ثِيَابَهَا فِي غَيْرِ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا فَقَدْ هَتَكَتْ سِتْرَ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 23010